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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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